Day 1
01 Welcome 02 Intro to CSP 03 Break 04 Course & Exam 05 Previously on... 06 Model Lesson #1: U1L2 07 Lunch 08 Model Lesson #2: U1L3 09 Break 10 Binary Number Systems 11 Plugged and Unplugged Lessons 12 Understanding the Lesson 13 Wrap-up
Day 2
14 The Teacher's Role 15 Role in Assessment 16 Break 17 Implementation Plan 18 TLO #1: U1L7 19 Previously on... 20 Lunch 21 TLO #2: U1L9 22 Break 23 TLO #3: U1L10 24 Unit 1 - Connections 25 Assessment 26 Wrap Up
Day 3
27 Ourselves & Our Position 28 Break 29 Previously, On… Unit 2 30 TLO #4: U2L2 31 TLO #5: U2L3 32 Lunch 33 Addressing Unconscious Bias 34 Break 35 TLO #6: U2L4 36 Unit 2 Connections 37 Identity and Bias 38 Wrap-up
Day 4
39 Recruiting & Retaining Students 40 Break 41 Previously, On...Unit 3 42 TLO #7: U3L2 43 Previously, on… U3L3 - 4 44 Lunch 45 TLO #8: U3L6 46 Break 47 Previously on… U3L7 48 Model Lesson #3: U3L8 49 Unit 3 Connections 50 Belonging and Differentiation 51 Wrap Up
Day 5
52 Mapping Equity 53 Values and Assessment 54 Break 55 Assessment Approach 56 Code.org Platform 57 Lunch 58 AP Scavenger Hunt 59 Planning Your Year 60 Closing Ceremonies

Session 14: The Teacher’s Role in the Classroom

35 minutes

discussion-based

Purpose

We are using this session to kick off the day and proactively discuss the role of the teacher, even in lessons that focus on discovery. We want new to CS teachers to feel comfortable with their role in the room as “lead learner” but also as one who creates classroom experiences for students while building their own CS knowledge.

Objectives

  • Participants can describe teaching and learning strategies used in the curriculum.
  • Participants can describe the influence they have over culture and student success in a CS classroom.

Supplies & Prep

Room Setup:

  • Normal Breakout Room Set Up

Facilitator Supplies:

Participant Materials:

Agenda

Welcome and housekeeping (7 minutes)

Lead Learner and Teaching and Learning Strategies (28 minutes)

Facilitation Guide

Welcome and housekeeping (7 minutes)

(2 minutes) Review agenda for the day

  • Review norms from day one
  • Today we will be focusing on Unit 1
    • We will see three lessons from Unit 1 in TLOs
  • The theme for today is “The Role of the Teacher”
  • We will also be talking about formative and summative assessment opportunities today.

(5 minutes) Gots and Needs

Describe how you, the facilitator use gots and needs and survey results.

Share themes from gots, needs, and survey with participants.

Address any gots and needs you can cover quickly.

Lead Learner and Teaching and Learning Strategies (28 minutes)

(10 minutes) Teacher as Lead Learner

Remarks

Today’s theme is the role of the teacher in the classroom. Teachers play a lot of different roles in the classroom from social worker to conflict mediator. Let’s take a look at how Code.org’s curriculum envisions the teacher’s role in the classroom.

Show the slide with the “Role of the teacher” description on it.

Remarks

We design curriculum with the idea that the instructor will act as the lead learner. As the lead learner, the role of the teacher shifts from being the source of knowledge to being a leader in seeking knowledge. The lead learner’s mantra is: “I may not know the answer, but I know that together we can figure it out.” A very practical residue of this is that we never ask a teacher to lecture or offer the first explanation of a CS concept. We want the class activity to do the work of exposing the concept to students allowing the teacher to shape meaning from what they have experienced. We also expect teachers to act as the curator of materials. Finally, we include an abundance of materials and teaching strategies - too many to use at once - with the expectation that teachers have the professional expertise to determine how to best conduct an engaging and relevant class for their own students.

Pair-share prompt: How did you see this “role of the teacher” manifest itself in yesterday’s Model Lessons?

  • (2 minutes) Pair: Share out your thinking with a partner.
  • (2 minutes) Share: Share out answers in the full group.

Remarks

In addition to this philosophy, we have incorporated specific teaching and learning strategies throughout the curriculum to support you in your role as a teacher. We are going to look at these next in your Curriculum Guide. As you review these strategies, consider where you saw these teaching and learning strategies in the Model Lessons you have seen so far.

(11 minutes) Teaching and Learning Strategies

(5 minutes) Read

Remarks

To help teachers embrace this role in the classroom, we have documented some teaching and learning strategies we rely on throughout the course on pages 6-12 of the Curriculum Guide. Take about 5 minutes to skim those strategies.

(6 minutes) Think-Pair-Share

Prompt: Which of those strategies have you seen so far in our Model Lessons?

  • (1 minute) Think: Individually consider your answer silently or in a journal.
  • (2 minutes) Pair: Share your thoughts with a partner.
  • (3 minutes) Share: Share your thinking with the full group.

(11 minutes) Creating an Inclusive Classroom

Remarks

These teaching and learning strategies are some of the “nuts and bolts” of teaching that we use for our CS Principles curriculum. But we know the role of the teacher extends past implementing these strategies.

Yesterday we looked at inequities in computer science education. As a teacher, your actions can help address some of these inequities, especially when it comes to student success and inclusion.

Define inclusion: creating learning environments as well as using curricula and resources that are accessible, welcoming, and reflective of all students’ identities, backgrounds, differences, and perspectives.

(3 minutes) Think-Share

Prompt: Let’s start thinking about inclusion by reflecting on our own experiences.

  • Think about a time where you felt out of place or felt like an outsider. What feelings did you have?
  • Think of a specific time you felt included or felt like you belonged somewhere. What feelings did you have?
  • (1 minute) Think: Individually consider your answer silently or in a journal.
  • (2 minute) Share: Have participants share out those feelings in a quick format. Answers should be one word. “Nervous”, “Comfortable”, etc.
    • Facilitator: Record these on the slides.

Remarks

Our goal is to build a classroom culture where students feel all of those feelings you described for when you felt like you belonged or felt truly included.

(8 minutes) Create a slide with actions

Prompt What are actions you can take in your classroom to support an inclusive classroom culture?
 How will you know if those actions are successful in creating an inclusive classroom culture?

  • (1 minute) Think: Individually consider your answer silently or in a journal.
  • (5 minutes) Pair: Share your thoughts with a partner and together make a slide that focuses on one of those actions you can take. Consider:
    • What is the action?
    • What is the goal of the action? Are there specific groups of students you are hoping to target with that action?
    • What evidence will you have to tell you if that action is successful?
  • (2 minutes) Share: When you are done with your slide, review other’s slides.
    • Add questions or ideas in the “Speaker notes” at the bottom of the slides you review.

Remarks

Later this morning we are going to be spending more time planning your lesson. As you plan your lesson, consider how you might use both the Teaching and Learning strategies we discussed and also the actions you listed here to build an inclusive CS classroom during your lesson.